Why can't we choose to do things because they're quick, they're well-done, or they're meaningful?
What are the advantages of making authentic choices in contrast to the quickest, the best and the most meaningful? . . .
Friday, November 21, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Election Day Choices
It’s election day. Polls are just beginning to close back East There’s buzz in the air. The country is choosing its next president. States are deciding who to put in Congress and which ballot initiatives to pass. Will we as a country and individual states make authentic choices?
According to my four levels model, the answer is No. The choice will be complex, but not authentic. My model applies more easily to individual choices. At the country level, what's authentic is dependent on what we value. If, for instance, we value the conservative policies of John McCain, only his winning would be authentic. The opposite is true for those who value what Barack Obama stands for.
In the end, an authentic choice is quite subjective.
According to my four levels model, the answer is No. The choice will be complex, but not authentic. My model applies more easily to individual choices. At the country level, what's authentic is dependent on what we value. If, for instance, we value the conservative policies of John McCain, only his winning would be authentic. The opposite is true for those who value what Barack Obama stands for.
In the end, an authentic choice is quite subjective.
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